Multi-Choices Psychology Quiz

1. After Darryl spends some time watching a boy his age happily playing with a dog, Darryl begins to lose his fear of dogs. Which approach to psychotherapy is best illustrated in this scenario? A. Dialectical behavior therapy B. Cognitive-behavioral C. Operant conditioning D. Rational-Emotive

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2. For the psychologist, abnormal behavior can be thought of as expressing distress of some kind that obstructs one’s ability to function. Because this is such a broad definition, it’s best to think of the range of behaviors from normal to abnormal as A. observable patterns. B. entirely dependent on diagnostic assumptions. C. lying along a continuum. D. statistical variations.

3. A reference work developed by the American Psychiatric Association is referred to as DSM-IV-TR. In that acronym, S stands for A. Symposium B. Standardized C. Standard D. Statistical

4. Among somatoform disorders, hypochondriasis is to obsessive concern about one’s health as a/an _______ disorder is to marked physical symptoms with no identifiable physiological cause. A. dissociative B. obsessive C. conversion D. hysterical

5. _______ drugs focus on efforts to change the concentration of neurotransmitters in the brain. For example, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors concentrate serotonin in synapses between neurons. A. Anti-anxiety B. Antidepressant C. Antipsychotic D. Mood stabilizer

6. Which of the following statements about autism is correct? A. Verbal communication is impaired, while nonverbal expression is normal. B. About one in every 1,500 children will develop symptoms of autism. C. Autistic children seek out social contact. D. It usually appears within the first three years of life.

7. How is a panic disorder different from a phobia? A. Phobias are more severe. B. Panic disorders are more severe. C. Panic disorders do not have any identifiable stimuli. D. Phobias do not have any identifiable stimuli.

8. Regarding perspectives on abnormality, what is the common ground between the medical and psychoanalytic perspectives? A. Both view abnormal behavior as rooted in biological processes. B. Both view abnormal behaviors as symptoms of underlying problems. C. Both view abnormal behaviors as learned behaviors. D. Both assume that people’s thoughts and beliefs underlie problematic behavior.

9. Regarding possible environmental causes of schizophrenia, the concept of expressed emotion refers to an interactive style characterized by A. practical jokes. B. hostility, criticism, and intrusiveness. C. obsessive perfectionism. D. withdrawal and isolation.

10. In the context of a therapeutic program, you regularly take a drug that causes you to get violently ill whenever you drink alcohol. Among behavioral approaches to therapy, this would best be called A. systematic desensitization. B. negative reinforcement. C. aversive conditioning. D. contingent conditioning.

11. Xenophobia is to fear of strangers as claustrophobia is to fear of A. enclosed spaces. B. social situations. C. heights. D. closure.

12. In the context of rational-emotional behavior therapy, which of the following is considered an unrealistic and irrational idea? A. It’s not a big deal when things don’t go the way I want them to. B. How I view a situation effects how I feel about myself in that situation. C. We must be accomplished and successful in every aspect of our lives to feel like a worthwhile person. D. No one in my life should love me and approve of what I do.

13. In which of these statements is the scientific rationale for distinguishing Type I and Type II most clearly illustrated? A. If subjects X and Y are identical twins and X is diagnosed with Type 1 schizophrenia, we can be nearly 100 percent assured that Y will also develop Type I schizophrenia. B. Type II schizophrenics are most likely to be a threat to themselves and others. C. Type I schizophrenics are most likely to be a threat to themselves and others. D. The symptomatic profile for Type I and Type II schizophrenia is different.

14. Attempting to learn more about the physiological aspects of depression, Dr. Paul observes levels and areas of brain activation in equal numbers of male and female subjects as they are viewing images of people exhibiting angry, sad, and fearful facial expressions. What is Dr. Paul most likely to observe? A. Chances are better that 2 to 1 that the subject is female if brain activation is significantly less than normal. B. Brain activation is markedly less in subjects diagnosed with depression. C. Brain activation is significantly greater in subjects diagnosed with depression. D. Chances are better that 2 to 1 that the subject is male if brain activation levels are significantly suppressed.

15. The key theme in humanistic therapy is A. philosophical reasoning. B. emotional expression. C. self-responsibility. D. self-criticism.

16. In the process of Freudian psychoanalysis, patients may come to think of the therapist as a symbol of their feelings for a parent, lover, or abuser. This phenomenon is referred as A. latent content. B. projection. C. free association. D. transference.

17. Due to his mental illness. Ben has difficulty holding a job. Ben could be considered abnormal under which definition of abnormality? A. Abnormality as deviation from the average B. Abnormality as deviation from the ideal C. Abnormality as the inability to function effectively D. Abnormality as a legal concept

18. In psychodynamic therapy, a primary focus is on penetrating the client’s A. defense mechanisms. B. unconscious hostility. C. expectations. D. apathy.

19. Dr. Cranberry suspects that her client is selectively failing to recall an event that must, by all evidence, be stored in his memory. If the therapist turns out to be correct in this assessment, she’ll identify the disorder as dissociative A. identity disorder. B. fugue. C. amnesia. D. repression.

20. Rebecca has been keeping track of the amount of times she washes her hands in a day. Keeping track of observable actions and how these actions can be remedied can best be describes as which perspective of psychological disorder? A. Behavioral B. Humanistic C. Cognitive D. Psychoanalytic. Multi-Choices Psychology Quiz